Contactor

Abstract

An assembly for removing contaminants from gas, comprising a cylinder having therein a spiral path-forming member, a layer of absorbent fluid, and substantially filled with mass transfer media.

I claim: 
     
       1. In a device for drying a gaseous media having a cylinder with inlet and outlet portions for a gaseous media, means for receiving and accommodating an absorbent liquid bath, and an auger member within said cylinder for causing said gaseous media to follow a generally spiralar path between said inlet and outlet portions, the improvement comprising: (a) a pair of screen members, oppositely positioned within said cylinder, adjacent, respectively, said inlet and outlet means, and   (b) gas dispersing means, comprised of a large number of individual, unconnected, randomly arranged elements, for causing said gaseous media to follow a tortuous path around the shaft of said auger, substantially filling said cylinder intermediate said screen members.   
     
     
       2. The device of claim 1 wherein said screen members are perforated discs.